‘archives’
ALBERT Ádám: My Appropriations (Dezső Korniss), 2022
… Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts, but have, since 2014, been kept at ADK’s predecessor, the Data Archives of the Hungarian National Gallery. The mosaic of the Esperanto Fountain is, on the one hand, an early and qualitative example of making the most (often thanks to professional solidarity) of the limited possibilities afforded by the institutional system of the era within a framework of multi-round commissions. At the same time, as a result of the era’s continuous “transformation” and …
ALBERT Ádám: My Appropriations (Mihály Munkácsy), 2022
… of a plaque and a certificate—simultaneously evokes the cult that surrounds the artist and the archives that preserve its memorabilia.
Archives of the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts
… – Central European Research Institute for Art History (ADK). The main portion of the Lectorate’s Archives consists of documentation of public works of art (together with the associated photographic material). The rest of the material is comprised of other documents, including a larger collection of official papers—which were transferred to the Lectorate in 1976—related to the organizational operations and professional activities of the Council of Applied Arts. Furthermore, the archives …
Artist Archives of the Future
Cooperation with the Andrzej Partum Archives Within the framework of the collaboration “Artist Archives of the Future”, the Andrzej Partum Archive (managed by Muzeum Sztuki) and Artpool staff are conducting comparative research in one another’s respective archives. The Andrzej Partum Archive (1938—2002), named after a prominent artist and theorist of the Polish neo-avantgarde, represents the art network of the 1970s and …
Artpool40 – Active Archives and Art Networks
… by bringing together scholars and practitioners interested in transnational research on artist archives, progressive curatorial and museological practices, and the historiography of Cold War art scenes and networks. The conference takes Artpool’s 1979 concept of an “ Active Archive ” as a starting point to explore its contemporary interpretations and applications, and its similarities with and differences from other artist archives. As Artpool’s founder György Galántai puts it, an …